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Mainz in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Mainz in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1644–1689

Historical events in Mainz

1644

1644
Capture of Mainz
Turenne · Thirty Years War

Captures Mainz

1689

16 July 1689
Defence of Mainz Begins
Nicolas Chalon du Ble Huxelles · Nine Years War

Huxelles commands the French garrison when the Imperial army begins the siege of Mainz.

8 September 1689
Surrender of Mainz
Nicolas Chalon du Ble Huxelles · Nine Years War

Huxelles capitulates after a costly defence and the surviving French garrison receives terms for withdrawal.

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